Nose: Leather, heavy wood, dark cherry, a bright vanilla or pine on the back. Raisin comes to the front as I continue to sniff Taste: Immediately punches with heavy oak and spicy caramel, hot and rich on the tongue, with a tinge of sweetness when the heat starts subsiding Finish: the oak spice gives way to raisin and prune, and coats the tongue heavily, especially the sides, with tickling of black pepper